diff --git a/kernel/irq/ipi.c b/kernel/irq/ipi.c
index bbd945bacef0..961d4af76af3 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/ipi.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/ipi.c
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipi_get_hwirq);
 static int ipi_send_verify(struct irq_chip *chip, struct irq_data *data,
 			   const struct cpumask *dest, unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	const struct cpumask *ipimask = irq_data_get_affinity_mask(data);
+	const struct cpumask *ipimask;
 
-	if (!chip || !ipimask)
+	if (!chip || !data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!chip->ipi_send_single && !chip->ipi_send_mask)
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ static int ipi_send_verify(struct irq_chip *chip, struct irq_data *data,
 	if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ipimask = irq_data_get_affinity_mask(data);
+	if (!ipimask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (dest) {
 		if (!cpumask_subset(dest, ipimask))
 			return -EINVAL;